sland where
they dwelt.

While the revolted places were all engaged in fortifying and preparing
for the war, news of Chios speedily reached Athens. The Athenians
thought the danger by which they were now menaced great and
unmistakable, and that the rest of their allies would not consent to
keep quiet after the secession of the greatest of their number. In the
consternation of the moment they at once took off the penalty attaching
to whoever proposed or put to the vote a proposal for using the thousand
talents which they had jealously avoided touching throughout the whole
war, and voted to employ them to man a large number of ships, and
to send off at once under Strombichides, son of Diotimus, the eight
vessels, forming part of the blockading fleet at Spiraeum, which
had left the blockade and had returned after pursuing and failing to
overtake the vessels with Chalcideus. These were to be followed
shortly afterwards by twelve more under Thrasycles, also taken from the
blockade. They also recalled the seven Chian vessels, forming part of
their squadron blockading the fleet in Spiraeum, and giving the slaves
on board their liberty, put the freemen in confinement, and speedily
manned and sent out ten fresh ships to blockade the Peloponnesians in
the place of all those that had departed, and decided to man thirty
more. Zeal was not wanting, and no effort was spared to send relief to
Chios.

In the meantime Strombichides with his eight ships arrived at Samos,
and, taking one Samian vessel, sailed to Teos and required them to
remain quiet. Chalcideus also set sail with twenty-three ships for Teos
from Chios, the land forces of the Clazomenians and Erythraeans moving
alongshore to support him. Informed of this in time, Strombichides put
out from Teos before their arrival, and while out at sea, seeing the
number of the ships from Chios, fled towards Samos, chased by the enemy.
The Teians at first would not receive the land forces, but upon the
flight of the Athenians took them into the town. There they waited for
some time for Chalcideus to return from the pursuit, and as time went on
without his appearing, began themselves to demolish the wall which the
Athenians had built on the land side of the city of the Teians, being
assisted by a few of the barbarians who had come up under the command of
Stages, the lieutenant of Tissaphernes.

Meanwhile Chalcideus and Alcibiades, after chasing Strombichides into
Samos, armed the crew